Martha Stewart's Blog, page 299

A Visit to Guy Wolff Pottery in Bantam, Connecticut

The amazing clay pots by master potter, Guy Wolff, make wonderful gifts for anyone on your holiday list. I first met Guy years ago during one of my [&hellip...

Gift Ideas from the International Folk Art Market

There are just a few shopping days left before Christmas. If you’re still looking for gift ideas, consider a unique and handmade present from the International Folk Art [&hellip...

Holiday Decorating at the Farm

With less than a week before Christmas, final preparations are underway here at my Bedford, New York farm. Everyone has been hard at work getting everything ready for [&hellip...

Preparing the Farm for Winter

Preparations for winter continue at the farm. To stay organized during seasonal transitions, we follow a schedule of tasks from one year to the next. Before the blistery [&hellip...

New Hoof Boots for Meindert

My beautiful Friesian, Meindert, is really enjoying his new hoof boots. Because of the type of riding I do, mostly on dirt and gravel carriage roads and trails [&hellip...

Growing Mushrooms at My Farm

Whenever I go hiking at Skylands, my home in Maine, or in the woodlands of my Bedford, New York farm, I always enjoy discovering and identifying all the [&hellip...

Burlapping the Boxwood Allee

The great “burlapping project” continues at the farm. As many of you know, I am a big supporter of burlapping shrubbery for the winter. The burlap insulates the [&hellip...

Planting Hardneck Garlic At The Farm

If you live in the Northeast, you’ve been experiencing quite a warm December. Some areas have even had record-breaking high temperatures for this time of year. The mild [&hellip...

Wrapping My Hedges and Shrubs with Burlap

Here at my Bedford farm, one of the first signs cooler weather is around the corner is the sight of burlap being wrapped around my shrubs and hedges. [&hellip...

A Look Inside My Vegetable Greenhouse

My outdoor garden beds are cleared, cleaned, and ready for winter, but fresh, delicious vegetables continue to grow in the ground at my farm - in a special [&hellip...